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12AdvancedEarly commitment, conflict

Long-Term Relationships

A course on the shift from dating into a relationship: exclusivity, conflict, standards, repair, and keeping mutual effort alive without losing yourself.

4 segments

16 lessons

4h 10m

Watch time

Lifetime

Yours to keep

Segment 01

What changes after commitment

Keep the standards that made the early stage work while the relationship becomes more familiar and more real.

  • 01

    The dynamic after the third date

    3:00

    Free
  • 02

    Why a partner chooses you

    2:30

  • 03

    What makes someone stay

    2:30

  • 04

    The first fork in the road

    2:30

02

The first 90 days

Set cadence, progression, and exclusivity without making the relationship heavier than it is ready to be.

  • 01

    Cadence and how often to meet

    2:50

  • 02

    Cadence and emotional intensity

    2:30

  • 03

    The exclusivity conversation

    3:00

  • 04

    Avoiding one-sided overinvestment

    3:00

03

Conflict without breaking

Disagreement is normal; the skill is keeping it from turning into contempt, scorekeeping, or withdrawal.

  • 01

    De-escalating without disappearing

    3:00

  • 02

    Holding the line on what matters

    2:50

  • 03

    Knowing when you're wrong

    2:00

  • 04

    Repair after real conflict

    3:00

04

Keep attraction mutual

Move from early excitement into steady attraction through space, attention, sex, novelty, and shared ritual.

  • 01

    Presence inside the relationship

    2:50

  • 02

    Banter and space inside a relationship

    3:00

  • 03

    Sex, novelty, ritual

    3:30

  • 04

    The 6-month and 18-month transitions

    2:30